Omagh families may take case in Republic

Families of Omagh bomb victims will consider taking a judicial review in the Republic over the State’s refusal to agree to a cross-border public inquiry into the atrocity, once similar proceedings in the North are finished.

The judicial review in the North is being taken on the basis that, under Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, there is an obligation on the State to protect lives and fully investigate loss of life.